List of people who have kept the Olympic flag

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File:Mayor Karen Bass official portrait (alt crop).jpg currently keeps the Rio flag for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles]]

File:Giuseppe Sala.jpeg (pictured) and Gianluca Lorenzi currently keep the PyeongChang flag for the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo]]

File:김진태 강원특별도지사 프로필.jpg currently keeps the Innsbruck flag for the 2024 Winter Youth Olympics in Gangwon Province]]

The Olympic Games are an international multi-sport event featuring both summer and winter sports, held every two years with Summer and Winter Olympic Games alternating. During Olympic Games closing ceremonies, the sitting president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) hands the flag from the current mayor of the current host city to the current mayor of the next host city. The current Olympic Charter requires this person to be the mayor of the next host city,{{cite web|url=http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Closing_Ceremony_of_the_Games.pdf|title=Factsheet – The Closing Ceremony of the Games|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016064630/http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Closing_Ceremony_of_the_Games.pdf|archive-date=16 October 2011|url-status=dead}} although this has not always been the case. This article lists the people who have had the ceremonial duty to pass the Olympic flag from one to another for them to keep until the closing ceremony of each games.

Closing ceremony

The IOC factsheet on the closing ceremony states: "The mayors of the current host city and next host city join the IOC President. The mayor of the host city hands the flag to the IOC President, who hands it on to the mayor of the next host city."[https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/Factsheets-Reference-Documents/Games/Ceremonies/Factsheet-The-Closing-Ceremony-of-the-Olympic-Games.pdf IOC Factsheet] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227231842/https://stillmed.olympic.org/media/Document%20Library/OlympicOrg/Factsheets-Reference-Documents/Games/Ceremonies/Factsheet-The-Closing-Ceremony-of-the-Olympic-Games.pdf |date=27 February 2018 }} The Olympic Charter sets out the exact drill that the flag are to be handed by the mayor of the current host city to another of the next host city. Three flags were used at the Summer Olympics, the first called the Antwerp flag that was used from 1920 to 1984 when it showed signs of wear. The second is called the Seoul flag that was used from 1988 to 2012. In 2016, the Seoul flag was replaced by the Rio flag, which symbolizes the first edition of the Games that was held in South America. In the Winter Games, the flag used is the PyeongChang flag, which was first used in 2018 to symbolize the first edition of the Winter Games held in mainland Asia. It replaced the Oslo flag that was used from 1952 to 2014. In some editions, a replica of it was used for conservation reasons. In the Summer Youth Olympic Games, the Singapore flag has been used since 2010, while in the Winter Youth Olympic Games, the Innsbruck flag is used. Also for conservation reasons, replicas are used.

With nearly five years of keeping the Olympic flag for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, governor Yuriko Koike is the longest keeper of the flag. With two years of keeping the Olympic flag for the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway, mayor Audun Tron is the shortest keeper of the flag.

=Keeper of the Summer Olympic flag=

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Year !Games !Host city !Keeper of the Olympic flag !Office of keeper !Date
1920 \|VII Olympiad \|{{flagicon\|BEL}} Antwerp, Belgium \|Jan De Vos \|Mayor (Burgomaster) of Antwerp \|14 August 1920 – 12 September 1920
rowspan=2\|1924 \|rowspan=2\|VIII Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|FRA\|1794}} Paris, France \|{{ill\|Auguste Autrand\|fr}} \|rowspan=2\|Prefect of Seine \|12 September 1920 – 22 October 1922
{{ill\|Hippolyte Juillard\|fr}} \|22 October 1922 – 27 July 1924
1928 \|IX Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|NED}} Amsterdam, Netherlands \|{{ill\|Willem de Vlugt\|nl}} \|Mayor (Burgomaster) of Amsterdam \|27 July 1924 – 12 August 1928
rowspan="2"\|1932 \|rowspan="2"\|X Olympiad \|rowspan="2"\|{{flag icon\|USA\|1912}} Los Angeles, United States \|George E. Cryer \|rowspan="2"\|Mayor of Los Angeles \|12 August 1928 – 1 July 1929
John Clinton Porter \|1 July 1929 – 14 August 1932
rowspan=2\|1936 \|rowspan=2\|XI Olympiad \| rowspan="2" \|{{flag icon\|Nazi Germany\|1935}} Berlin, Germany \|Heinrich Sahm \|rowspan=2\|Governing Mayor of Berlin \|14 August 1932 – 19 December 1935
{{ill\|Oskar Maretzky\|fr}} \|19 December 1935 – 16 August 1936
rowspan="3"\|1940 \|rowspan="3"\|XII Olympiad (cancelled) \|rowspan="2"\|~~{{flag icon\|JPN\|1870}} Tokyo, Japan~~ \|{{ill\|Ushizaka Toratan\|ja\|牛塚虎太郎}} \|rowspan="2"\|Mayor of Tokyo \|16 August 1936 – 9 May 1937
{{ill\|Ichita Kobashi}} \|9 May 1937 – 16 July 1938
{{flagicon\|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland \|Antti Tulenheimo \|City Manager of Helsinki \|16 July 1938 – 25 November 1939
colspan="6" align="center" \|Olympic programs were suspended from 1939 to 1946 due to World War II
rowspan="2"\|1948 \|rowspan="2"\|XIV Olympiad \|rowspan="2"\|{{flag icon\|GBR}} London, Great Britain \|Lord Latham \|rowspan="2"\|Leader of the London County Council \|September 1946 – 1947
Isaac Hayward \|1947 – 14 August 1948
1952 \|XV Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland \|Eero Rydman \|City Manager of Helsinki \|14 August 1948 – 3 August 1952
rowspan=3\|1956 \|rowspan=3\|XVI Olympiad \|rowspan=3\|{{flag icon\|AUS}} Melbourne, Australia \|William John Brens \|rowspan=3\|Lord Mayor of Melbourne \|3 August 1952 – 1953
Robert Henry Solly \|1953 – 1954
Francis Palmer Selleck \|1954 – 9 December 1956
rowspan=2\|1960 \|rowspan=2\|XVII Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|ITA}} Rome, Italy \|Umberto Tupini \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Rome \|9 December 1956 – 10 January 1958
Urbano Cioccetti \|10 January 1958 – 11 September 1960
1964 \|XVIII Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|Japan\|1870}} Tokyo, Japan \|Ryotaro Azuma \|Governor of Tokyo \|11 September 1960 – 24 October 1964
rowspan=2\|1968 \|rowspan=2\|XIX Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|MEX}} Mexico City, Mexico \|{{ill\|Ernesto P. Uruchurtu\|es}} \|rowspan=2\|Head of the Federal District Department \|24 October 1964 – 14 September 1966
{{ill\|Alfonso Corona del Rosal\|es}} \|14 September 1966 – 27 October 1968
rowspan=2\|1972 \|rowspan=2\|XX Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|West Germany}} Munich, West Germany \|Hans-Jochen Vogel \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Munich \|27 October 1968 – 11 June 1972
Georg Kronawitter \|11 June 1972 – 10 September 1972
1976 \|XXI Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|CAN}} Montreal, Canada \|Jean Drapeau \|Mayor of Montreal \|10 September 1972 – 1 August 1976
1980 \|XXII Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|URS}} Moscow, Soviet Union \|Vladimir Promyslov \|Mayor of Moscow \|1 August 1976 – 3 August 1980
1984 \|XXIII Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|USA}} Los Angeles, United States \|Tom Bradley \|Mayor of Los Angeles \|3 August 1980 – 12 August 1984
rowspan=2\|1988 \|rowspan=2\|XXIV Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|South Korea\|1984}} Seoul, South Korea \|{{ill\|Yeom Bo-hyeon\|ko\|염보현}} \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Seoul \|12 August 1984 – 30 February 1987
{{ill\|Kim Yong-rae\|ko\|김용래 (1934년)}} \|30 February 1987 – 2 October 1988
1992 \|XXV Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|ESP}} Barcelona, Spain \|Pasqual Maragall \|Mayor of Barcelona \|2 October 1988 – 9 August 1992
rowspan=2\|1996 \|rowspan=2\|XXVI Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|USA}} Atlanta, United States \|Maynard Jackson \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Atlanta \|9 August 1992 – January 1994
Bill Campbell \|January 1994 - 4 August 1996
2000 \|XXVII Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|AUS}} Sydney, Australia \|Frank Sartor \|Lord Mayor of Sydney \|4 August 1996 – 1 October 2000
rowspan=2\|2004 \|rowspan=2\|XXVIII Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|GRE}} Athens, Greece \|Dimitris Avramopoulos \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Athens \|1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002
Dora Bakoyannis \|1 January 2003 – 29 August 2004
rowspan=2\|2008 \|rowspan=2\|XXIX Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|CHN}} Beijing, China \|Wang Qishan \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Beijing \|29 August 2004 – 30 November 2007
Guo Jinlong \|30 November 2007 – 24 August 2008
2012 \|XXX Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|GBR}} London, Great Britain \|Boris Johnson \|Mayor of London \|24 August 2008 – 12 August 2012
2016 \|XXXI Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \|Eduardo Paes \|Mayor of Rio de Janeiro \|12 August 2012 – 21 August 2016
2020 \|XXXII Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan \|Yuriko Koike \|Governor of Tokyo \|21 August 2016 – 8 August 2021
2024 \|XXXIII Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|FRA}} Paris, France \|Anne Hidalgo \|Mayor of Paris \|8 August 2021 – 11 August 2024
2028 \|XXXIV Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|USA}} Los Angeles, United States \|Karen Bass \|Mayor of Los Angeles \|11 August 2024 – present
2032 \|XXXV Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|AUS}} Brisbane, Australia \|TBD (Adrian Schrinner incumbent; election due 25 March 2028) \|Lord Mayor of Brisbane \|To start 30 July 2028

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Year

!Games

!Host city

!Keeper of the Olympic flag

!Office of keeper

!Date

1920

|VII Olympiad

|{{flagicon|BEL}} Antwerp, Belgium

|Jan De Vos

|Mayor (Burgomaster) of Antwerp

|14 August 1920 – 12 September 1920

rowspan=2|1924

|rowspan=2|VIII Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|FRA|1794}} Paris, France

|{{ill|Auguste Autrand|fr}}

|rowspan=2|Prefect of Seine

|12 September 1920 – 22 October 1922

|22 October 1922 – 27 July 1924

1928

|IX Olympiad

|{{flag icon|NED}} Amsterdam, Netherlands

|{{ill|Willem de Vlugt|nl}}

|Mayor (Burgomaster) of Amsterdam

|27 July 1924 – 12 August 1928

rowspan="2"|1932

|rowspan="2"|X Olympiad

|rowspan="2"|{{flag icon|USA|1912}} Los Angeles, United States

|George E. Cryer

|rowspan="2"|Mayor of Los Angeles

|12 August 1928 – 1 July 1929

John Clinton Porter

|1 July 1929 – 14 August 1932

rowspan=2|1936

|rowspan=2|XI Olympiad

| rowspan="2" |{{flag icon|Nazi Germany|1935}} Berlin, Germany

|Heinrich Sahm

|rowspan=2|Governing Mayor of Berlin

|14 August 1932 – 19 December 1935

|19 December 1935 – 16 August 1936

rowspan="3"|1940

|rowspan="3"|XII Olympiad (cancelled)

|rowspan="2"|~~{{flag icon|JPN|1870}} Tokyo, Japan~~

|{{ill|Ushizaka Toratan|ja|牛塚虎太郎}}

|rowspan="2"|Mayor of Tokyo

|16 August 1936 – 9 May 1937

|9 May 1937 – 16 July 1938

{{flagicon|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland

|Antti Tulenheimo

|City Manager of Helsinki

|16 July 1938 – 25 November 1939

colspan="6" align="center" |Olympic programs were suspended from 1939 to 1946 due to World War II

rowspan="2"|1948

|rowspan="2"|XIV Olympiad

|rowspan="2"|{{flag icon|GBR}} London, Great Britain

|Lord Latham

|rowspan="2"|Leader of the London County Council

|September 1946 – 1947

Isaac Hayward

|1947 – 14 August 1948

1952

|XV Olympiad

|{{flag icon|FIN}} Helsinki, Finland

|Eero Rydman

|City Manager of Helsinki

|14 August 1948 – 3 August 1952

rowspan=3|1956

|rowspan=3|XVI Olympiad

|rowspan=3|{{flag icon|AUS}} Melbourne, Australia

|William John Brens

|rowspan=3|Lord Mayor of Melbourne

|3 August 1952 – 1953

Robert Henry Solly

|1953 – 1954

Francis Palmer Selleck

|1954 – 9 December 1956

rowspan=2|1960

|rowspan=2|XVII Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|ITA}} Rome, Italy

|Umberto Tupini

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Rome

|9 December 1956 – 10 January 1958

Urbano Cioccetti

|10 January 1958 – 11 September 1960

1964

|XVIII Olympiad

|{{flag icon|Japan|1870}} Tokyo, Japan

|Ryotaro Azuma

|Governor of Tokyo

|11 September 1960 – 24 October 1964

rowspan=2|1968

|rowspan=2|XIX Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|MEX}} Mexico City, Mexico

|{{ill|Ernesto P. Uruchurtu|es}}

|rowspan=2|Head of the Federal District Department

|24 October 1964 – 14 September 1966

|14 September 1966 – 27 October 1968

rowspan=2|1972

|rowspan=2|XX Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|West Germany}} Munich, West Germany

|Hans-Jochen Vogel

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Munich

|27 October 1968 – 11 June 1972

Georg Kronawitter

|11 June 1972 – 10 September 1972

1976

|XXI Olympiad

|{{flag icon|CAN}} Montreal, Canada

|Jean Drapeau

|Mayor of Montreal

|10 September 1972 – 1 August 1976

1980

|XXII Olympiad

|{{flag icon|URS}} Moscow, Soviet Union

|Vladimir Promyslov

|Mayor of Moscow

|1 August 1976 – 3 August 1980

1984

|XXIII Olympiad

|{{flag icon|USA}} Los Angeles, United States

|Tom Bradley

|Mayor of Los Angeles

|3 August 1980 – 12 August 1984

rowspan=2|1988

|rowspan=2|XXIV Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|South Korea|1984}} Seoul, South Korea

|{{ill|Yeom Bo-hyeon|ko|염보현}}

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Seoul

|12 August 1984 – 30 February 1987

|30 February 1987 – 2 October 1988

1992

|XXV Olympiad

|{{flag icon|ESP}} Barcelona, Spain

|Pasqual Maragall

|Mayor of Barcelona

|2 October 1988 – 9 August 1992

rowspan=2|1996

|rowspan=2|XXVI Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|USA}} Atlanta, United States

|Maynard Jackson

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Atlanta

|9 August 1992 – January 1994

Bill Campbell

|January 1994 - 4 August 1996

2000

|XXVII Olympiad

|{{flag icon|AUS}} Sydney, Australia

|Frank Sartor

|Lord Mayor of Sydney

|4 August 1996 – 1 October 2000

rowspan=2|2004

|rowspan=2|XXVIII Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|GRE}} Athens, Greece

|Dimitris Avramopoulos

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Athens

|1 October 2000 – 31 December 2002

Dora Bakoyannis

|1 January 2003 – 29 August 2004

rowspan=2|2008

|rowspan=2|XXIX Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|CHN}} Beijing, China

|Wang Qishan

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Beijing

|29 August 2004 – 30 November 2007

Guo Jinlong

|30 November 2007 – 24 August 2008

2012

|XXX Olympiad

|{{flag icon|GBR}} London, Great Britain

|Boris Johnson

|Mayor of London

|24 August 2008 – 12 August 2012

2016

|XXXI Olympiad

|{{flag icon|BRA}} Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

|Eduardo Paes

|Mayor of Rio de Janeiro

|12 August 2012 – 21 August 2016

2020

|XXXII Olympiad

|{{flag icon|JPN}} Tokyo, Japan

|Yuriko Koike

|Governor of Tokyo

|21 August 2016 – 8 August 2021

2024

|XXXIII Olympiad

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Paris, France

|Anne Hidalgo

|Mayor of Paris

|8 August 2021 – 11 August 2024

2028

|XXXIV Olympiad

|{{flag icon|USA}} Los Angeles, United States

|Karen Bass

|Mayor of Los Angeles

|11 August 2024 – present

2032

|XXXV Olympiad

|{{flag icon|AUS}} Brisbane, Australia

|TBD (Adrian Schrinner incumbent; election due 25 March 2028)

|Lord Mayor of Brisbane

|To start 30 July 2028

=Keepers of the Winter Olympic flag=

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Year !Games !Host city !Keeper of the Olympic flag !Office of keeper !Date
1952 \|VI Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|NOR}} Oslo, Norway \|Brynjulf Bull \|Mayor of Oslo \|14 February 1952 – 25 February 1952
1956 \|VII Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|ITA}} Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy \|Mario Rimoldi \|Mayor of Cortina d'Ampezzo \|25 February 1952 – 5 February 1956
1960 \|VIII Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|USA\|1959}} Squaw Valley, United States \|Roy Mikkelsen \|Mayor of Auburn \|5 February 1956 – 28 February 1960
1964 \|VIX Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|AUT}} Innsbruck, Austria \|Alois Lugger \|Mayor of Innsbruck \|28 February 1960 – 9 February 1964
rowspan=2\|1968 \|rowspan=2\|X Winter Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|FRA}} Grenoble, France \|Léon Martin \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Grenoble \|9 February 1964 – March 1965
Hubert Dubedout \|March 1965 – 18 February 1968
rowspan=2\|1972 \|rowspan=2\|XI Winter Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|Japan\|1870}} Sapporo, Japan \|Yosaku Harada \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Saporro \|18 February 1968 – April 1971
Takeshi Itagaki \|April 1971 – 13 February 1972
rowspan=3\|1976 \|rowspan=3\|XII Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|USA}} ~~Denver, United States~~ \|William H. McNichols Jr. \|Mayor of Denver \|13 February 1972 – 15 November 1972
colspan="3" align="center"\|Vacant \|15 November 1972 – 5 February 1973
{{flag icon\|AUT}} Innsbruck, Austria \|Alois Lugger \|Mayor of Innsbruck \|5 February 1973 – 9 February 1976
1980 \|XIII Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|USA}} Lake Placid, United States \|Robert Peacock \|Mayor of Lake Placid \|9 February 1976 – 23 February 1980
rowspan=3\|1984 \|rowspan=3\|XIV Winter Olympiad \|rowspan=3\|{{flag icon\|YUG}} Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia \|Anto Sučić \|rowspan=3\|Mayor of Sarajevo \|23 February 1980 – 1981
Emerik Blum \|1981 – 1983
Uglješa Uzelac \|1983 – 19 February 1984
1988 \|XV Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|CAN}} Calgary, Canada \|Ralph Klein \|Mayor of Calgary \|19 February 1984 – 28 February 1988
1992 \|XVI Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|FRA}} Albertville, France \|Henri Dujol \|Mayor of Albertville \|28 February 1988 – 23 February 1992
1994 \|XVII Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|NOR}} Lillehammer, Norway \|Audun Tron \|Mayor of Lillehammer \|23 February 1992 – 27 February 1994
1998 \|XVIII Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|Japan\|1870}} Nagano, Japan \|Tasuku Tsukada \|Mayor of Nagano \|27 February 1994 – 22 February 1998
rowspan=2\|2002 \|rowspan=2\|XIX Winter Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|USA}} Salt Lake City, United States \|Deedee Corradini \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Salt Lake City \|22 February 1998 – 3 January 2000
Rocky Anderson \|3 January 2000 – 24 February 2002
2006 \|XX Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|ITA}} Turin, Italy \|Sergio Chiamparino \|Mayor of Turin \|24 February 2002 – 26 February 2006
rowspan=2\|2010 \|rowspan=2\|XXI Winter Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|CAN}} Vancouver, Canada \|Sam Sullivan \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Vancouver \|26 February 2006 – 8 December 2008
Gregor Robertson \|8 December 2008 – 28 February 2010
2014 \|XXII Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|RUS}} Sochi, Russia \|Anatoly Pakhomov \|Mayor of Sochi \|28 February 2010 – 23 February 2014
rowspan=2\|2018 \|rowspan=2\|XXIII Winter Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|KOR}} Pyeongchang, South Korea \|Lee Seok-rae \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Pyeongchang \|23 February 2014 – 30 June 2014
Sim Jae-guk \|1 July 2014 – 25 February 2018
2022 \|XXIV Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|CHN}} Beijing, China \|Chen Jining \|Mayor of Beijing \|25 February 2018 – 20 February 2022
rowspan="3" \|2026 \| rowspan="3" \|XXV Winter Olympiad \| rowspan="3" \|{{flag icon\|ITA}} Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy \|Giuseppe Sala \|Mayor of Milan \|20 February 2022 – present
Gianpietro Ghedina \| rowspan="2" \|Mayor of Cortina d'Ampezzo \|20 February 2022 – 13 June 2022
Gianluca Lorenzi \|13 June 2022 – present
2030 \|XXVI Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|FRA}} French Alps, France \|TBA \|TBA \|To start 22 February 2026
2034 \|XXVII Winter Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|USA}} Salt Lake City, United States \|Erin Mendenhall or her successor (expected) \|Mayor of Salt Lake City \|To start 17 February 2030

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Year

!Games

!Host city

!Keeper of the Olympic flag

!Office of keeper

!Date

1952

|VI Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|NOR}} Oslo, Norway

|Brynjulf Bull

|Mayor of Oslo

|14 February 1952 – 25 February 1952

1956

|VII Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|ITA}} Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

|Mario Rimoldi

|Mayor of Cortina d'Ampezzo

|25 February 1952 – 5 February 1956

1960

|VIII Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|USA|1959}} Squaw Valley, United States

|Roy Mikkelsen

|Mayor of Auburn

|5 February 1956 – 28 February 1960

1964

|VIX Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|AUT}} Innsbruck, Austria

|Alois Lugger

|Mayor of Innsbruck

|28 February 1960 – 9 February 1964

rowspan=2|1968

|rowspan=2|X Winter Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|FRA}} Grenoble, France

|Léon Martin

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Grenoble

|9 February 1964 – March 1965

Hubert Dubedout

|March 1965 – 18 February 1968

rowspan=2|1972

|rowspan=2|XI Winter Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|Japan|1870}} Sapporo, Japan

|Yosaku Harada

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Saporro

|18 February 1968 – April 1971

Takeshi Itagaki

|April 1971 – 13 February 1972

rowspan=3|1976

|rowspan=3|XII Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|USA}} ~~Denver, United States~~

|William H. McNichols Jr.

|Mayor of Denver

|13 February 1972 – 15 November 1972

colspan="3" align="center"|Vacant

|15 November 1972 – 5 February 1973

{{flag icon|AUT}} Innsbruck, Austria

|Alois Lugger

|Mayor of Innsbruck

|5 February 1973 – 9 February 1976

1980

|XIII Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|USA}} Lake Placid, United States

|Robert Peacock

|Mayor of Lake Placid

|9 February 1976 – 23 February 1980

rowspan=3|1984

|rowspan=3|XIV Winter Olympiad

|rowspan=3|{{flag icon|YUG}} Sarajevo, SFR Yugoslavia

|Anto Sučić

|rowspan=3|Mayor of Sarajevo

|23 February 1980 – 1981

Emerik Blum

|1981 – 1983

Uglješa Uzelac

|1983 – 19 February 1984

1988

|XV Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|CAN}} Calgary, Canada

|Ralph Klein

|Mayor of Calgary

|19 February 1984 – 28 February 1988

1992

|XVI Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|FRA}} Albertville, France

|Henri Dujol

|Mayor of Albertville

|28 February 1988 – 23 February 1992

1994

|XVII Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|NOR}} Lillehammer, Norway

|Audun Tron

|Mayor of Lillehammer

|23 February 1992 – 27 February 1994

1998

|XVIII Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|Japan|1870}} Nagano, Japan

|Tasuku Tsukada

|Mayor of Nagano

|27 February 1994 – 22 February 1998

rowspan=2|2002

|rowspan=2|XIX Winter Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|USA}} Salt Lake City, United States

|Deedee Corradini

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Salt Lake City

|22 February 1998 – 3 January 2000

Rocky Anderson

|3 January 2000 – 24 February 2002

2006

|XX Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|ITA}} Turin, Italy

|Sergio Chiamparino

|Mayor of Turin

|24 February 2002 – 26 February 2006

rowspan=2|2010

|rowspan=2|XXI Winter Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|CAN}} Vancouver, Canada

|Sam Sullivan

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Vancouver

|26 February 2006 – 8 December 2008

Gregor Robertson

|8 December 2008 – 28 February 2010

2014

|XXII Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|RUS}} Sochi, Russia

|Anatoly Pakhomov

|Mayor of Sochi

|28 February 2010 – 23 February 2014

rowspan=2|2018

|rowspan=2|XXIII Winter Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|KOR}} Pyeongchang, South Korea

|Lee Seok-rae

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Pyeongchang

|23 February 2014 – 30 June 2014

Sim Jae-guk

|1 July 2014 – 25 February 2018

2022

|XXIV Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|CHN}} Beijing, China

|Chen Jining

|Mayor of Beijing

|25 February 2018 – 20 February 2022

rowspan="3" |2026

| rowspan="3" |XXV Winter Olympiad

| rowspan="3" |{{flag icon|ITA}} Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy

|Giuseppe Sala

|Mayor of Milan

|20 February 2022 – present

Gianpietro Ghedina

| rowspan="2" |Mayor of Cortina d'Ampezzo

|20 February 2022 – 13 June 2022

Gianluca Lorenzi

|13 June 2022 – present

2030

|XXVI Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|FRA}} French Alps, France

|TBA

|To start 22 February 2026

2034

|XXVII Winter Olympiad

|{{flag icon|USA}} Salt Lake City, United States

|Erin Mendenhall or her successor (expected)

|Mayor of Salt Lake City

|To start 17 February 2030

=Keepers of the Summer Youth Olympic flag=

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Year !Games !Host city !Keeper of the Olympic flag !Office of keeper !Date
2010 \|I Youth Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|SIN}} Singapore \|Teo Ser Luck \|Mayor of the Northeast District \|14 August 2010 – 26 August 2010
rowspan=2\|2014 \|rowspan=2\|II Youth Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|CHN}} Nanjing, China \|Ji Jianye \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Nanjing \|26 August 2010 – 16 October 2013
Miao Ruilin \|16 October 2013 – 28 August 2014
rowspan=2\|2018 \|rowspan=2\|III Youth Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|ARG}} Buenos Aires, Argentina \|Mauricio Macri \|rowspan=2\|Chief of Government of Buenos Aires \|28 August 2014 – 9 December 2015
Horacio Rodríguez Larreta \|9 December 2015 – 18 October 2018
rowspan=2\|2026 \|rowspan=2\|IV Youth Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|SEN}} Dakar, Senegal \|Soham El Wardini \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Dakar \|18 October 2018 – 23 January 2022
Barthélemy Dias \|23 January 2022 – present

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Year

!Games

!Host city

!Keeper of the Olympic flag

!Office of keeper

!Date

2010

|I Youth Olympiad

|{{flag icon|SIN}} Singapore

|Teo Ser Luck

|Mayor of the Northeast District

|14 August 2010 – 26 August 2010

rowspan=2|2014

|rowspan=2|II Youth Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|CHN}} Nanjing, China

|Ji Jianye

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Nanjing

|26 August 2010 – 16 October 2013

Miao Ruilin

|16 October 2013 – 28 August 2014

rowspan=2|2018

|rowspan=2|III Youth Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|ARG}} Buenos Aires, Argentina

|Mauricio Macri

|rowspan=2|Chief of Government of Buenos Aires

|28 August 2014 – 9 December 2015

Horacio Rodríguez Larreta

|9 December 2015 – 18 October 2018

rowspan=2|2026

|rowspan=2|IV Youth Olympiad

|rowspan=2|{{flag icon|SEN}} Dakar, Senegal

|Soham El Wardini

|rowspan=2|Mayor of Dakar

|18 October 2018 – 23 January 2022

Barthélemy Dias

|23 January 2022 – present

=Keepers of the Winter Youth Olympic flag=

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Year !Games !Host city !Keeper of the Olympic flag !Office of keeper !Date
2012 \|I Winter Youth Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|AUT}} Innsbruck, Austria \|Christine Oppitz-Plörer \|Mayor of Innsbruck \|13 January 2012 – 22 January 2012
2016 \|II Winter Youth Olympiad \|{{flag icon\|NOR}} Lillehammer, Norway \|Espen Johnsen \|Mayor of Lillehammer \|22 January 2012 – 21 February 2016
rowspan=2\|2020 \|rowspan=2\|III Winter Youth Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|SUI}} Lausanne, Switzerland \|Daniel Brélaz \|rowspan=2\|Mayor of Lausanne \|21 February 2016 – 30 June 2016
Grégoire Junod \|30 June 2016 – 22 January 2020
rowspan=2\|2024 \|rowspan=2\|IV Winter Youth Olympiad \|rowspan=2\|{{flag icon\|KOR}} Gangwon Province, South Korea \|Choi Moon-soon \|rowspan=2\|Governor of Gangwon Province \|22 January 2020 – 30 June 2022
Kim Jin-tae \|1 July 2022 – TBD
2028 \|V Winter Youth Olympiad \|The Dolomites {{flag icon\|ITA}} \| \| \|TBD

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Year

!Games

!Host city

!Keeper of the Olympic flag

!Office of keeper

!Date

2012

|I Winter Youth Olympiad

|{{flag icon|AUT}} Innsbruck, Austria

|Christine Oppitz-Plörer

|Mayor of Innsbruck